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Holmes Educational Forest
Hendersonville, NC (http://www.ncesf.org/HESF/home.htm)
Resource summary
- Appropriate grades: 3–12
- Subjects: science (biology and life science, environmental science, geology, natural history)
- Provider: North Carolina Division of Forest Resources
More from LEARN NC
- Trees in Your Own Backyard This activity lets students discover the benefits of urban forests by looking at trees on the schoolyard. Students will read a synopsis of the 400-year history of communal forests, survey their schoolyard trees, and draft a schoolyard tree ordinance.
- Trees of North Carolina Students complete activities including tree and leaf identification, species comparison, online research, measurement, and creative writing in conjunction with monthly visits to the "Iredell County Outdoor Education Site"
More on the web
- Educational in Nature A series of environmental education curriculum supplements designed to foster understanding and environmental awareness in the classroom. These activities, games, lesson plans, and information cover such topics as forests, animals, recycling, and energy.
- Investigate and Report on Erosion Wind, water, ice, insects, and even people help to move soil and wear away the surface of the planet. Your mission is to investigate one way that erosion shapes your neighborhood and then write about it.
- Explore the Fantastic Forest An interactive map and a virtual forest take kids through a treasure hunt for special forest "finds." After answering a mystery question, kids can assemble their own forest setting.
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The North Carolina Division of Forest Resources operates a system of six Educational State Forests (ESFs) designed to teach the public - especially school children - about the forest environment. Each forest features self-guided trails that include exhibits, tree identification signs, a forest education center and a talking tree trail. Specially trained rangers are available to conduct classes for school and other youth groups. Teachers or group leaders choose from a selection of 30-minute programs that cover all aspects of the forest environment - from soil, water and wildlife to timber and forest management.
The Holmes Educational Forest offers "well-marked trails which are accented by exhibits and displays depicting the ecology of the managed forest." Teachers can receive an activity packet to use the Holmes Educational Forest as an outdoor classroom.
The forest is open from mid-March to the Friday before Thanksgiving. Call the office for hours of operation at (828) 692-0100 or send e-mail to holmesesf@ncmail.net